Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety (RMPDS) has developed data collection programs, the Sentinel Poison Center Program and the National Survey Investigating Hallucinogenic Trends (NSIHT), to assess the effects of psychedelic use throughout the U.S. Data show that U.S. health services are already seeing increased utilization of psychedelic substances. 

 The labor and delivery team at Denver Health welcomed Sammer Andre Arellano Cambero into the world at 1:49 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025, making him the first baby to be born at Denver Health in 2025. Adding to the warm welcome, Sammer’s family took home a special gift of 2,025 diapers. 

Sammer was born to Angelica Cambero Grisales and Jesus Arellano Sanchez, weighing in at 7 pounds 9 ounces and measuring in at 19.5 inches long at birth. Sammer’s older brother, Ella, is excited to welcome him home. 

Denver Health plans to open the nonprofit health system’s 11th family health center next year, with the new location bringing high-quality care to southeast Denver. Denver Health has signed a letter of intent to enter into a lease agreement with AmCap Tiffany LLC for a property at Tiffany Plaza near Hampden Avenue and Tamarac Drive. 

The Denver Health Bariatric Surgery Center has been included in Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Weight Loss Clinics & Centers 2025.